Augustine, Aquinas and the Culture Wars

Augustine and Aquinas are points of reference in the so-called “culture wars” about how Christianity should think of its relation to modern liberal culture. “Postmodern Augustinian Thomists” (PATs) appeal to Augustine for their choice of a dialectical relation to liberalism, and those nicknamed “Whi...

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Main Author: McDade, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
In: New blackfriars
Year: 2014, Volume: 95, Issue: 1056, Pages: 132-145
Further subjects:B Augustine
B Tracey Rowland
B Aquinas
B Culture Wars
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Summary:Augustine and Aquinas are points of reference in the so-called “culture wars” about how Christianity should think of its relation to modern liberal culture. “Postmodern Augustinian Thomists” (PATs) appeal to Augustine for their choice of a dialectical relation to liberalism, and those nicknamed “Whig Thomists” are more ready to see an alignment between liberal democratic capitalism and Aquinas’ view of politics. In this paper, some points relating to how Augustine thinks of “the City of God” form the basis of a consideration of the way PATs argue for their position.
ISSN:1741-2005
Contains:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12067